title: Parenting strategies African American mothers employ to decrease sexual risk behaviors in their early adolescent daughters.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The impact of parenting strategies on adolescent's behavior has been the focus of research in the past three decades; the findings have never been more critical, particularly among African American mothers. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 70% of all new HIV cases are among female African Americans (AA) aged 15-24 years. The purpose of this study is to explore the process by which AA mothers intervene with their early adolescent daughters to decrease risky sexual situations, with the long-term goal of HIV prevention.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 64 AA mother-daughter dyads were recruited and separate focus groups were conducted for mothers and daughters with 6-8 per group.
  
  
  METHODS
  Focus group methodology with principles of participatory action research was employed to formulate focus group questions, recruit dyads, and to analyze the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five codes emerged: scaring, limit setting, monitoring, nurturing/instilling values and identifying with one's ethnicity. The findings also showed an interaction between neighborhood risks, mother-daughter relationships and parenting strategies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parenting strategies could be targeted for public health prevention interventions with the long-term goal of HIV prevention.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing & Health Sciences, University of Mass Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02125-3393, USA. teri.aronowitz@umb.edu
authors.forename: Teri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aronowitz
authors.forename: Ijeoma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eche
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009679:Nuclear Family / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States
keywords: African American youth; HIV prevention; early adolescence; health disparities; parenting strategies